Everything NASA Is Doing To Make Artemis A Success Before heading back to the Moon, a lot needs to be done. This not only includes […]
The Athena Lunar Lander Couldn’t Measure Its Distance From The Surface
It's now been confirmed that the Athena lunar lander's altimeter failed around the time the spacecraft reached the Moon. This instrument is key in the process of determining the lander's distance from the surface, which it then uses during the final landing maneuver. Without it, the Athena spacecraft didn't know its distance from the ground, which no doubt had an impact on the lander tipping over and sliding into its final resting place in a crater. Altimeter Failure Athena’s laser altimeters use a 1.2-megawatt laser that fires for a few nanoseconds and has a range of 80km. The laser enables…
The Athena Lunar Lander Couldn’t Measure Its Distance From The Surface
It's now been confirmed that the Athena lunar lander's altimeter…
A Closer Look At The Loss of Starship’s Upper Stage
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Why Exactly Did SpaceX Scrub Starship’s Eighth Flight Test?
This afternoon we were less than a minute away from…
Blue Ghost Just Successfully Touched Down On The Moon
Early this morning on March 2nd, Firefly Aerospace's privately built…
A Private Lunar Lander Is About To Touchdown
Firefly Aerospace's privately built Blue Ghost lunar lander is set…
SpaceX Is Working On A Spacesuit Meant For Spacewalks
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A Closer Look At Polaris Dawn & The First Commercial Spacewalk
A Closer Look At Polaris Dawn & The First Commercial Spacewalk It seems each day more and more is happening within the space industry. This […]
Rocket Lab’s Most Recent Crucial Acquisition Of SolAero Holdings
Rocket Lab’s Most Recent Crucial Acquisition Of SolAero Holdings Rocket Lab has continued to make impressive progress through launching Electron and more. As the company […]
Why Astra Is So Important To The Space Industry
Why Astra Is So Important To The Space Industry Over the past few years especially we are seeing more and more commercial space companies emerge […]
How NASA Plans To Send Mars Samples Back To Earth
How NASA Plans To Send Mars Samples Back To Earth Through multiple different Apollo missions, NASA was able to retrieve samples from the Moon and […]
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Taken Its First Images
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Taken Its First Images After traveling nearly 1 million miles over the course of a month, the James Webb […]
What Went Wrong With Astra’s Most Recent Launch?
What Went Wrong With Astra’s Most Recent Launch? Launching and successfully reaching orbit with a rocket is an unbelievably complex and difficult task. After many […]
Everything We Learned From The Most Recent Starship Update
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Rocket Lab Was Recently Awarded Up To $300 Million From NASA
Rocket Lab Was Recently Awarded Up To $300 Million From NASA As different commercial rocket companies around the country continue to develop and make impressive […]